Job Description
Job Title:  Reliability Engineer Sr - E3
Posting Start Date:  8/26/26
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Develops, coordinates and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (doe) constructs. Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability. Compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards. Analyzes preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives. May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks. As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability. May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.

You will be the Maintainability Engineering Sr. for the Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) – Increment 2 team. Our team is responsible for delivering world class Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Testability (RAMT) services that ensure the weapon system meets stringent performance and schedule goals throughout development and test.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Maintainability Engineering Sr., you will drive RAMT planning and execution for ARRW Increment 2. You’ll partner closely with design engineers, suppliers, program managers, and customers to embed reliability and testability into the hardware from concept through production.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and validate reliability predictions for mechanical and electrical designs using WQS/Relex or approved methods.
• Lead Built In Test (BIT) strategy: analysis, implementation, and verification across the system.
• Conduct RAMT activities such as failure mode, effects, and criticality analyses (FMECA), HALT testing, and BIT demonstrations.
• Participate in detailed design sessions, technical interchange meetings, and program reviews, providing RAMT expertise.
• Review specifications, drawings, and Engineering Change Proposals; support Concept Screening Board (CSB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) decisions.
• Collaborate with engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to investigate, document, and resolve system failures.
• Support design reviews and test campaigns, ensuring RAMT requirements are met and risks are mitigated.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to obtain Department of Defense Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college (preferably in an engineering focused discipline OR equivalent experience/combined education.
• Must have at least 5 years of professional / hands-on experience.
• Experience in Reliability and Maintainability of Tactical Missile Systems.
• Experience FRACAS and driving failure investigations to root cause and corrective action.
• Experience with performing reliability predictions.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with developing and delivering presentations to peers as well as management.
• Possess strong computer skills, including in-depth knowledge of MS Office software.

Desired Skills

• Experience with the FMECA process including a general understanding of circuit design and schematics.
• Strong electrical background with a good mechanical understanding.
• Practical hands-on experience with hardware test and troubleshooting.
• System and subsystem test experience to include Test Plan development, completing HALT and accelerated aging testing.
• Experience with statistical analysis, statistical process control and/or statistical software.

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.  

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.